Lochbuie, Colorado, Passes Five-Year Data Center Moratorium

Lochbuie, Colorado, Passes Five-Year Data Center Moratorium

News ClipBucks County Beacon·Lochbuie, Weld County, CO·10/22/2026

Lochbuie, Colorado, passed a five-year moratorium on data center development, according to the town's mayor. The commentary argues that local and state governments must act because Congress and the federal government have not meaningfully regulated data centers.

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Gov: Town of Lochbuie, U.S. Congress, U.S. federal government
Congress and the federal government have so far refused to meaningfully regulate the data centers. So for now, state and local measures like these represent the best tool to protect our communities, writes Jamie Jeffery, mayor of Lochbuie, Colorado.